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Gamma-0.5000 — Steel
- Shielding Material
- Steel
- Radiation Energy Key
- GAMMA#0.5000
- Hvl CM (cm)
- 1.047
- Tvl CM (cm)
- 3.477
- Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
- 16.8
- Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
- 2.28
- Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
- 3.7
- Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
- 8.8
- Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
- 7.87
- Energy MeV (MeV)
- 0.5
- Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
- 0.6622
- Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
- 0.08414
- Mean Free Path CM (cm)
- 1.51
- Radiation Type
- Gamma
- Standard
- Nist Xcom 2020; ANS/ANS-6.4.3-1991
Source: NIST XCOM 2020; ANS/ANS-6.4.3-1991